12 Mitch

My son has turned into a full-fledged baseball maniac. He literally eats, sleeps and breathes all things baseball related. The first words out of his mouth are always, "Mom, turn the Rangers on for me." This is because we DVR every single Rangers game these days and he watches what he didn't get to see the next day. Since they have been playing really late this week, he's had a lot of catching up to do every day. This is serious stuff. He even asked me a few days ago if we could have a party at our house and invite all of the Rangers. His first real ball game is tomorrow. He is pumped and so are we. Go Cubs!

Here's just a taste of what goes through this kid's head on a daily basis:

1. Leaving church last Sunday - "It's 12 Mitch!" (It was 12:18 and Mitch Moreland's is number 18 for the Rangers)
2. Looking at the volume on the TV - "Is is Cruz's number?" (referring to the Ranger's Nelson Cruz)
3. Hollers "Yorvit Torrealba!" a lot - Rangers catcher - guess he just likes the sound of his name!
4. Riding in the car - "Hey mom, #2 plays for Napoli sometimes." (Random Rangers fact)
5. Also in the car - "If Mitch misses it, then Nelson picks it up." (Mitch plays first base and Nelson plays right field)
6. Discussing different muscles in our body - "Hamstring? That's what Beltre pulled - has it been 3 weeks yet? (Rangers 3rd baseman, Beltre, is out with a pulled hamstring and was supposed to come back in 3 weeks)
7. Playing catch with himself in the house at least 1000 times a day - "I ice cream-coned it, mom!" (referring to barely catching the ball with the tip of his glove)
8. And finally, riding in the car after ball practice on Wednesday - "It was Napoli's number about 8 minutes ago." (It was 8:33 and Napoli is number 25--by golly if he wasn't right!)